Washboiler clothes-pan.



J. S.'HEIZER. WASHBOILER CLOTHES PAN.

APPLICATION FILED APR.29,1907.

' Patented Jan. 19, 190$.

ATTORNEY.

JOHN S. HE IZER, 'OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

, WASI-IBOILER CLOTHES-PAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented at. 19, 1909.

Application filed April 29, 1907. Serial 110.370.9520.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. HEiZER, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Indianapolis, in they county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a d ashboiler Clothes-Pan; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to pans which may be used for variouspurposes, and the invention has reference more particularly to a pan that is designed to be hung on the top of a wash boiler to receive clothes after having boiled them, preparatory to the washing operations, the objects of the invention being to --p rovide a pan which whilebeing adapted for the abovennentioned purpose may be used conveniently in which to wash dishes or for other purposes.

The invention consists in improvements in apan having .a vertical flat side provided at the top thereof with a supporting guard turned over and extending downwardly to serve as al1ooklike support on the to of a wash boiler, the pan being provided with an improved removable prop for teinporaril supportmg the opposite side thereof; and

the invention consists further in the parts and combinations and arrangements of parts as hereinafter particularly described and referred to in the accompanying claims.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 is a fragmentary pers ective view of a stove on which is arrange a wash boiler having the improved pan connected thereto, portions of the boiler and pan being broken away to show the guard of the pan hooked over on top of the boiler; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the pan and its rop; Fig. 3, a top plan View of the pan; ig. 4, a perspective view of the prop; and, Fig. 5, a front elevation of the )an without the prop.

Similar reference characters in the various figures of the drawings designate like parts or features of construction.

In carrying out'the purposes of the invention the improved pan is designed to be placed against a flat side of the well known type of wash boiler a which. is oblong 1n lan, a being the top, the boiler usually being heated on the top of a stove orrange b.

T he pan comprises-a bottom 0 which preferably is circular except at one side which is straight, a side (1 having a flange (1 at the top thereof. 1 The side follows the curvature of the bottom from one end of the straight side thereof around to the opposite end of thestraight side and is joined by a vertical fiat rear side e, the ends f and g of which are oblique-angled to the bottom 0 and-join the side (1 with a slight curvature. A guard h is formed integral with the rear side 6 and also with the flange (Z, and extends rearwardl Y so as to be adapted torest upon the top a" of the wash boiler, the guard having a downturned flange h adapted to extend downwardly against the inner side of the boiler to serve as'a hook for holding the pan'with its rear side 6 against the side of the boiler.

Preferably the pan is provided with two handles 2' and j, either handle being attached to the curved side 61 near an end of the rear side a, and the other handle attached to the side (Z on the opposite side of the pan from the other handle. The handle that is near the rearside e enables one to guide the pan with precision when connecting it to the wash boiler. When transferring clothes from the boiler to the pan, the latter may be partially supported by means of the handle that is farthest removed from the boiler, ortlie pan maybe grasped with a disengaged hand by the flange d to partially support the pan if need be. f v

In the preferred form of constructionthe pan is provided with apair of .eyes 1c and 7c which are secured I at a suitable. distance apart to the front of the pan opposite to the rear side e beneath the flange d, and a suit able prop may be connected to the eyes for partially supporting the pan when connected to a boiler. The prop is preferably com-- posed of stiff wire and of a single piece thereof bent at its middle portion so as to form two straight parts Z and m to rest against the front of the side d, these parts having lateral fingers 'n and 0 respectively, ada ted to enter the eyes 7c and k removably, t iere being angular members p and g adapted to extend from the parts Z and m partially under the pan at oblique angles towards the boiler, these members being joined by vertical members r and s which are joined by a foot bar t. The pro may be readily bent so as to be made eit er longer or shorter to suit requirement when the wash boilers may be of different heights. The prop as shown has suf-' ficient elasticity to hold the-fingers thereof in the eyes, and when it is desired to remove the prop from the pan the parts Z and m may be broughtcloser together by hand, so

that the fingers may be released from the eyes. An object in forming the prop so as to extend under the pan is to enable the prop to rest upon the top of the stove even when the boiler is placed immediately over the tire box of the stove with a relatively narrow expanse of stove top beyond the front of the boiler.

In practical use the pan maybe readily set in place as shown in Fig. 1, and clothes may be lifted front-the boiler into the pan, and all water dripping from the clothes will fall either into the boiler'orinto the pan, some of the water of course being deflected by the top of the guard 7t and prevented from dripping onto the stove. v i

The pan may be readily lifted with'theclothes and. carried away, and when occasion requires the pan will be-iound convenient fol tlish washing purposes, and may be used inthe usual way or somewhat as hereindescribed when transferring anything from a vessel to the pan, or from the pan to a vessel to prevent dripping of li uid onto the stove or onto the floor or a tab e.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A. combined clothes-pan and dish-pan comprising a vessel with an external flange at the top thereof, the upper portion of one side of the vessel having a pair ofeyes on the outer side thereof adjacent to the'fiange, a hook o'n'the upper'portion of the other side; of the vessel opposite to the side portionthat has the eyes thereon, and a supporting leg connected removably to the eyes.

2. The combination, with a pan comprising a plain bott'om an inclined circular side portion having a flange at the top thereof, and a straight vertical side portion having a hook atthetop' thereof, of a pair of eyes attached to the outer side of the circular side portion adjacent to 'said flange, and aprop having two s'trgig t parts rovided each with a lateralfinge" ei'tend'rng removably into one of tue eyes, f traight parts of the prop being elastic and. elding relatively one to the other to move thedingers into or out of the eyes.

3; The combination, with' a'pan comprising a plain bottom, an inclined circular side portion having an external flange on the top thereof, and a straightvertic-alfside portion having a hook at the top-thereof, of a pair of eyes attached to the outer side or" the circular side portion adjacent .to said flange, two handles attached to-the circular side portion, and prop having two straight parts provided each with a lateral finger,

said fingers extending reniovably into said eyes, said prop comprising'also' two angular members extending at oblique angles trom the straight parts, two vertical members extending at oblique angles fromthe angular members, and a foot ba'r joined to the vertical members. v l

In testimony whereof, Iaflnt my s1gna- 'ture in presence oftwo witnesses. a

' JOHN'S 'HEIZER.

.Witnes'se t.

' HARRY PIER'son E. T. SrLvr-Us. 

